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Feb. 17, 1948. A.`A. GoLDsTElN CHILD'S GA RMENT Filed Dec. 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Zzler BARON FL GOLDSTEIN Feb. 17, 1948. A. A. GOLDSTEIN 2,436,106

CHILD "s GARMENT Filed Deo. 26, 1946 2 shees-sheer 2 HHRN R- @skosTEm Jy Mm Patented Feb. 17, 1948 Aaron A. Goldstein,

Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Coat Craft Company,v Philadelphia, Pa., a cor-l poration of Pennsylvania Application December 26, 1946, Serial No.`718,532

2 Claims. 1

Thepresent invention relates ygenerally to lchildrens garments and more particularly to bifurcated nether garments or garments which are provided with legs and which are generally referred to as legging.

Among the principal objects of the present invention 4is to provide a garment ofthe aforesaid type which is so constructed in its form as originally manufactured that it may be readily enlarged to comfortably fit -a child who may have outgrown the `garment in its original size. Essentially, the present invention aims to provide a seam structure at the crotch of the garment which remains comfortable to the chi-ld at al1 times, Whether in its original manufactured size or in its enlarged size, and which permits the garment to be increased to approximately a full size larger than as originally manufactured.

While the present invention is applicable to a large variety of chil-drens garments made of a variety o'f materials, it is particularly Aapplicable to a type of play garment generally spoken of as leggings for the reason that such garments are made of comparatively heavy material. Where it is desired to provide for future enlargement of a garment of this type, the conventional practice is to provide sufficient material at the seams, particularly at the crotch seams, which may subsequently be employed to enlarge the garment, but this excess material forms considerable bulk, with resultant discomfort to the child. The present invention obviates this difficulty by providing a seam construction Aof the crotch of such character that, whileincluding sufficient material to be let out for purposes of enlargement, it minimizes the excess material at the crotch sea-m or seams With such Aresulting reduction in vbulk of the material at the seam that the garment, even its originally manufactured size, may be worn without any discomfort at the crotch.

In order to provide for such enlargement of the garment as may be necessary, the present invention provides a simple structure which facilitates enlargement bythe simple expedient of ripping open the crotchseams over only relatively short lengths thereof and then re-sewing new `crotch seams, to provide increased leg length of the garment, the waist hem of the garment being also adjustable to increase the depth of the seat in correspondence with the increased leg llength o'f the garment.

The present invention will be more clearly understood from the following spec'cationand the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one .embodiment of the invention, it .being/understood 2 that modifications and variations -thereof falling within the scope yof the appended 4claims-will lbe obvious 4to persons skilled in the art; and it being further understood that the present invention consists substantially in the combination, construction, location and relative arrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter described andas shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the garment constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 shows `the two pieces of fabric of which the garment is made, said pieces being cut to pattern preparatory to the manufacture of the 1garment of a size adapted subsequently to be enlarged approximatelya fullsize; l

Figure 3 shows one of the halves of the garment with the Yseam portions thereof folded over to illustrate the Vextent to `which the presentin-v vention minimizes bulk `in the regions where the seam material is folded upon itself; I y

Figure 4 is an inside-out view of the garment as originally manufactured, showing the material as provided at the crotch seams for subsequent enlargement 'of the garment; y

Figure V-5 is a view similar to Figure 4 but Y"show ing the garment in enlarged condition;

Figure 6 is another View of the crotch' of the garment shown turned inside-out with one of the legs thereof extended upwardlyj and vFigures '7 and 8-are enlarged fragmentary views of vopposite side edges, respectively, of one ofthe garment parts. j.

Referring now to the drawings, it will be ob# served that the legging of the present invention comprises a body portion Il) and leg portions vl-l and i2, the body portion being provided with an openable placket AI'3 which may be held closed by any suitable fastening device, such as the snap fasteners i4 shown in 'the drawings, Vand the upper portion or waist line ofthe garment being provided with a folded-over hem l5. It will be' understood that when the garment is enlarged in the crotch thereof, in accordance with the pres` ent invention vas hereinafter described, the hemv l5 may be adjusted to Vincrease the depth of the body portion Illof 'the garment and so generally increase the length of the garment in correspondence Withv the enlargement thereof at the crotch.

In garments of this type, las customarily constructed, there is always a substantial amount of four-fold material in the crotch. When excess material is provided at the seam in'- a garment which is madefof heavy material, the bulk-'of lfourfoldl material increases materially and the gar--r ment becomes quite uncomfortable to the wearer. The present invention aims to overcome this difficulty by providing a seam construction at the crotch which minimizes the amount of four-fold material and still provides an adequate amount of excess material in the crotch seam for subsequent enlargement.

Referringnow to Figure 2 of the drawings, it will be noted that the two halves i6 and l1 of which the garment is formed are so cut preparatory to sewing so to provide each of them with the customary shaping slits I8 in the body portions of the garment, one of which c-onstitutes the placket I3 of the finishedgarment, as well as with the customary shaping slits I9 and 2B in the leg portions of the garment, the slits 20 in the legs being fitted with suitable hookless fastening means 2| as shown, in Figure 1.

In the completion of the garment, the corresponding edges 22-22 of the parts I3 and I1 arejoined together to form the front seam 23 in the upper body portion l while the corresponding edges 24--24 of said parts are joined together to form the back seam 25 of the upper body portion. To form the legs of the garment, the edges 26 and 21 of each of the parts I6 and I1 are seamed together to form the leg seams 28-28, the upper ends of these leg seams meeting the lower ends of the body portion seams 23 and 25 at the crotch point 29.

As most clearly appears in Figure 2, each of the two parts I6 and l1 is provided with a front crotch portion 30 and with a rear crotch portion 3|, each of said portions being notched, as shown, to facilitate their proper registry for seaming together the parts I6 and I1, these parts being seamed together along the dotted lines 32-32 thereof to form the upper front seam, 23, along the dotted lines 33-33 thereof to form the upper back seam 25 and along the dotted lines 34--34 of each leg part to form the leg seamen-28.

Referring now more particularly to the crotch zones of each of the two parts I6 and |1 of the garment, it will be observed that they are substantially enlarged to provide wing-like portions, their speciiic construction being best illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 which are drawn on larger scale than the remaining figures of the drawings. Normally, where the parts 6 and l1 are cut in accordance with conventional practice, lthe edge 22 of each would extend in parallel relation to the seaming line 32 and the crotch zone 30 would include no more material than exists between the vertical portion of the edge 23 and the seam line 32. The same would normally be true of the crotch zone 3| adjoining the edge 24 of each part IB and I1. In the present invention, however, each of these crotch parts 30 and 3| is enlarged so as to provide the necessary excess material for use in the subsequent enlargement of the garment, the crotch zone, however, being in each instance so designed and constructed that, while an adequate amount of material is rendered available for the subsequent alteration, the bulkiness of the seam is minimized, and particularly, the four-fold area is minimized in such amanner that it is even less than that normally existing in garments of conventional construction. l

As shown in Figure 8, the crotch part 3U, adjoining the front seam lines 32 is defined along its router edge by our arcuate line 31 which is joined to the vertical portion 32 by a sharp reentrant line 38. The corner of the crotch part 30 is cutoff so as to provide anl inclined edge 39 extendingbetween the edges 31 'and 26. AThe anecdota body seam line 32 adjacent the crotch part 30 extends along an arcuate line to the point 40, which is located considerably below the lower terminal of the inclined edge portion 39, while the corresponding leg seam line 34 extends upwardly to the point 40 located approximately at the junction of the edges 31 and 39. It will thus be apparent that upon seaming together the upper body parts of the garment along the'seams lines 3..-32 thereof and each of the leg parts along the seam lines 34-34, the material folded over along the seam lines 32-32 in the immediate vicinity of the crotch will overlap the material folded over along the leg seams 34-34 only to the extent of the small triangular zones or areas designated 4| in Figure 3, these being the only regions which include a four-fold thickness of material. Y

. Referring now to Figure '1, it will be observed that the crotch part 3| adjoining the back seam line 33, is defined by an arcuate outer edge 45, which is joined to the vertical edge 24 by a sharp reentrant edge 46. Also, the corner or the crotch part 3| is cut olf as at 41 to provide an inclined edge intermediate the edges .21 and 45. The arcuate edge 45 is spaced from its adjacent seam line 33 a greater` distance than the spacing between said seam line and the edge 24, the spacing being increased toward the lower end ofv the arcuate edge 45, this being generally true also of the spacing between the arcuate edge 31 of the crotch part 30 with respect to its adjacent seam line 30. With the seams indicated by the lines 33 and 34 completed, a four-fold thickness of material will be included only in the small substantially triangular area or zone 46 shown in Figure 3, this area being comparable with the area 4| formed of the folded over crotch part 30.

Referring more particularly to Figure 3, which shows the relatively small areas 4| and 46 in which are included four-fold portions of material, it will be observed that when the edges of the fabric constituting the part I1 are folded over upon itself along the seam lines 32, 33 and 34-34, suiiicient material is provided in the zone of the crotch to permit future enlargement of the garment, it being understood, of course, that the garment is completed by the manufacturer by joining to the part I1 the complemental'part I6 the edges of which are correspondingly folded over upon itself, the joining being eiected along the seam lines aforesaid.

The garment when so completed provides a crotch structure which is best illustrated in Figures 4 and 6, which show the garment turned inside out. In Figure 4 the legs of the garment extend laterally and the crotch parts 3l] and 3|, which provide the excess seam material for future enlargement, are clearly illustrated with reference to the remainder of thev garment. Similarly, in Figure 6 shows the garment turned inside out with one leg Il extended upwardly in order to exhibit the crotch, the excess material is shown in the crotch parts 3|] and 3|. In both instances, the adjacent crotch parts 30 and 3| form notches 50 between their proximate extremities.

When the garment, as completed by the manufacturer is outgrown by its wearer, Vonly two simple operations are required to increase the size of the garment. The portion l5 at the waist in unfolded so that the body portion of the garment is lengthened, while at the crotch, the portions of the seams 32 and 33 which are disposed withinthe connes of the crotchparts 3l! and 3| are ripped open and replaced by new seams extending along the dotted lines 5| and 52, as shown in Figures 7 and 8; these replacement seam lines being respectively extended in substantially parallel relation to the arcuate edges 31 and 45 of the corresponding crotch parts. When the garment parts are re-seamed along these seam lines 50-50 and 5I-5I, a crotch structure is obtained as illustrated in Figure 5 to provide a garment the size of which is substantially greater than that as originally produced by the manufacturer. Thus, by the present invention, the manufacturer is enabled to produce from a given size of pattern, a garment which is readily convertible from one size into a next larger size, all without necessitating the inclusion in the garment of such an excess amount of seam material in the crotch as would render it uncomfortable for wear in its original manufactured small size.

What is claimed as new and useful:

1. In a bifurcated garment of the character described, a patterned fabric member comprising an upper body-forming portion having substantially parallel longitudinally extending sideA edges, a lower leg-forming portion having shaped longitudinally extending side edges and a seat and crotch-forming portion intermediate said body and leg-forming portions, said intermediate portion including a pair of oppositely projecting wing-like sections the upper edges of which are respectively defined by arcuate lines extending downwardly and outwardly from the longitudinally extending side edges of the upper bodyforming portion, the outer extremity of said wing-like sections being truncated along lines intersecting said arcuate lines and forming obtuse angles with the longitudinally extending side edges of the lower leg-forming portion of said member.

2. In a garment of the character described, a pair of fabric units of substantially identical pattern adapted when assembled to form an upper body portion and a pair of legs depending from said body portion, each of said units being outwardly extended at opposite sides thereof to provide seat and crotch-forming portions, said lastmentioned portions being each dened by a curved line extending downwardly and outwardly from the line defining the edge of the bodyforming portion of the unit, the outer extremity of each seat and crotch-forming portion being truncated along a line intersecting said curved line and forming an obtuse angle with the line defining the edge of the leg-forming portion of the unit, the seat and crotch-forming portions being adapted for joinder along one or the other of two diverging seam lines in the region of each ofv said curved lines, one of said seam lines providing for a reduced effective length and the other of said seam lines providing for an increased effective length of the garment below the seat and crotch thereof.

AARON A. GOLDSTEIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,112,483 Schlesinger Oct. 6, 1914 1,467,482 Karrett Sept.` 11, 1923 1,581,570 Frankel Apr, 20, 1926 1,801,562 Luft Apr 21, 1931 2,079,398 Dean May 4, 1937 

